Saturday, February 27, 2016

I DO ENJOY CREATING MIXED MEDIA CANVASES. ONE OF MY FAVORITE THEMES IS 'ALICE IN WONDERLAND'.

I HAVE BEEN GRADUALLY CREATING A CANVAS WITH COPY-RIGHT FREE GRAPHICS OF VINTAGE ALICE ILLUSTRATIONS. I AM ALSO ADDING MY OWN EMBELLISHMENTS.

HERE ARE SOME VERY ROUGH DRAFT PHOTOS OF THE BEGINNING OF MY ALICE CANVAS. I HOPE TO TRANSFORM THIS MIXED MEDIA CANVAS SO THAT IT WILL NOT BE RECOGNIZABLE FROM THIS VERY PLAIN BEGINNING.

THE SIZE OF THE CANVAS IS 16" BY 24".

BE SURE TO CLICK ON THE PHOTOS FOR A LARGER VIEW.

THIS FIRST PHOTO IS AS FAR AS I HAVE PROGRESSED. THE FOLLOWING PHOTOS ARE VARIOUS PHASES IN CREATING THE CANVAS.

THIS IS ACTUALLY AS FAR AS I HAVE PROGRESSED WITH THE ALICE IN WONDERLAND MIXED MEDIA CANVAS.

I HAVE BEGUN WITH THE WHITE RABBIT'S HOUSE IN THE CENTER OF THE CANVAS.

BELOW THE HOUSE IS THE MAD TEA PARTY.

AT THE TOP LEFT SIDE IS THE CHESHIRE CAT IN THE TOP OF A TREE.

AT THE BOTTOM LEFT I HAVE ALICE CONTEMPLATING HERSELF IN WONDERLAND. I HAVE ADDED A CHESS BOARD BOTTOM LANDSCAPE.

THIS IS A PHOTO OF MOST OF THE CANVAS. AS YOU CAN SEE, I HAVE BEGUN TO FILL IN THE CHESS BOARD WITH A CHARCOAL PENCIL. THE TREE NEEDS LOTS OF FILLER AND PAINT AND MORE LEAVES UP AT THE TOP WHERE THE CHESHIRE CAT IS SITTING IN THE PREVIOUS PHOTOS.

THIS IS A VERY ROUGH DRAFT OF THE BEGINNING. I WILL BE ADDING A STEAMPUNK THEME TO THE CANVAS. I WILL CONTINUE TO UPDATE PHOTOS AS THE CANVAS PROGRESSES. I WILL BE CHANGING ALL OF THE COLORS AND ADDING REDS AND BLACKS IN A MORE STEAMPUNK GOTHIC STYLE.

ALSO, ON THE THEME OF THE CHESHIRE CAT. I HAD BEEN WORKING ON A PAPER CLAY CAT, AND FINALLY FINISHED HIM. IT WENT TO MY SON WHO COMPLETED ARCHITECT COLLAGE LAST FALL. HE HAD DRAWN ME A CHESHIRE CAT WITH A UNI-BALL ROLLER BLACK PEN, AND I LOVED IT SO MUCH, SO HE RECEIVED THE CHESHIRE CAT FROM ME!

FRONT VIEW OF THE CHESHIRE CAT

BEFORE I FORGET! THIS IS THE CHESHIRE CAT CARD MY SON DREW FOR ME FOR MOTHER'S DAY LAST YEAR. THE SMALLER PURPLE AND PINK CHESHIRE CAT IS WHAT HE MADE WHEN HE WAS NINE YEARS OLD. HE IS NOW TWENTY-FIVE.

'SITTING IN AN ENGLISH GARDEN WAITING FOR THE SUN'... A LINE FROM THE BEATLES...ACTUALLY IT'S IN A CALIFORNIA GARDEN!

THE TOP SIDE OF THE CHESHIRE CAT.

HE FITS IN THE PALM OF MY HAND.

ANOTHER SIDE OF THE CHESHIRE CAT. I ADORE GINGER CATS, SO THAT IS WHY I PAINTED HIM ORANGE AND BLACK. THIS IS MY FOURTH CHESHIRE CAT TO CREATE. BELOW IS MY FIRST CHESHIRE CAT.

THIS IS A PHOTO OF THE VERY FIRST CHESHIRE CAT I CREATED.

AND HERE IS THE FIRST CHESHIRE CAT SITTING IN MY DOLL CABINET OF CURIOUSITIES.

A CHESHIRE CAT MURAL PAINTED IN THE ART'S DISTRICT OF LOS ANGELES, WHICH WAS ONLY FIVE STREETS AWAY FROM WHERE MY SON'S ARCHITECTURAL COLLEGE WAS WHICH HE ATTENDED.

AND A PICTURE OF OUR BACK-DOOR NEIGHBORS GINGER CAT ZOEY. HE LOVES TO COME VISIT US!

AND HERE IS A COPY-RIGHT FREE ALICE ILLUSTRATION WITH THE SHEEP FOR YOUR OWN DOWNLOADING ENJOYMENT. THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF MY FAVORITE ALICE DRAWINGS.

I WILL BE ADDING MORE EMBELLISHMENTS TO MY ALICE CANVAS. SO BE SURE TO PEAK IN ONCE IN A WHILE TO SEE HOW THE CANVAS HAS PROGRESSED. YOU WON'T RECOGNIZE IT ONCE I AM FINISHED. AND I HOPE THAT IS A GOOD THING!

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I am a stay at home mom. I enjoy writing fantasy. I enjoy creating art dolls. My family is the most important aspect of my life. I love Jesus. I do want to mention that the dolly profile photo that I am using is from a doll that I created from JoAnnA Pierotti's Moss Hill Studio Blog.